Line reel



N. H. BROWN.

Lms R FILED JAN- Dec. .26, 1922.

EEL,

INVEMTUR-s NU ERUw/v PER AZTUE'NEY NON H. ran-own, or DAVENPORT, Iowa.

LINE REEL.

-Application'fi1ed January 9, 1922. Serial No. 527,814.

To'allwlwmit may concern:

Be it knownthat I, NON H. BRO\VN', a citizen of the UnitedxStat es, residing at Davenport, in the county ofScott and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Line Reels, of which the I their respective ends by hole and pin means following is a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in line reels, in whicha line is wound into crotches provided in the ends of a revolving frame, and is'ofthat type commonly 3 called hand reels.

The objects of myinvention are: first, to

provide a hand reel capable of being held and unwound, wholly, partially and alternately, at will, with one hand; second, to

provide a hand reel, which, in being wound up, is capable of being held fixedly at any place in the line, without employing but one hand, until the operator desires again to proceed; third, to provide a reel capable of carrying two lines of different sizes and lengths, and of allowing them to be let out or takenin separately, without interference with each other; fourth, to provide a reel capable of beingadjusted to carry lines of diflerent sizes and lengths at will; fifth, to provide a reel which may, be handled more easily by i a person havingtender hands or weak wrists; sixth, to provide a reel balanced in such manner upon the journal of the operating crank, that in operation the leverage is transferred from the wrist to the forearm, of the same hand, thus removing the dangero'f spraining the wrist; seventh, to provide a reel, which is llght, and cheap of manufacture, and capable of being held on the forearm, by the operator,

while a line is being put up or taken down,

leaving both hands free, during such process, to handle the line; other objects will appear from the specifications.

I attain these objects 'fby the mecha'nis illustrated in the accompanying drawingfin which- Figure 1, is a plan vie w of themachine. Fig. 2, is a side elevation of one of the side bars, and disclosing the attachments secured thereon, and, illustratingthe mani'ier of theiroperation."

Fig. 3, is a sectional view of broken portions of the journal end of the crank and side bar in which it-is mounted. Fig. 4C, is a side elevation of the crank. Fig, 5, is a plan View of thelat'ch. v

Fig. 6, is an edge view of abroken'po'r- 'tion of the center bar, disclosing thespring plate and pin attachment.

. Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the'several views. The framework of my invention isa reel having side bars 1 and 2 secured adjacent 7, upon'the respective ends of a pair of rungst and 6., j j v Bar 2 has disposed between one of its ends and one ofs'ai'd rungs, a boxing 2 ,supporting rotatably, a journal 23", which journal terminates in a handle 24 disposed upon the outward side of said bar, and is secured thereto by nut means 23, the said handle 2 t having a loop 23 returning circularly to said journal 23f, creating a hole 23 capable of receiving the a'rm of the operator, when carrying or operating the same.

iBars 1 and 2 have the insides of their ends 2 tapered outwardly and when mounted on rungs 1 and 6 -such'ends form crotches within which a line. secured to either of hooks 12 or 14; may be wound.

Between bars 1 and 2- upon rungs at and 6 I provide a bar 3, having its ends tapered from each side 3", bar S is movably secured upon rungs 4 and 6 by hole means 3 spaced suitably near its ends which bar 3, is longer than either of bars 1 and 2, and [for the purpose securing it in fixed positions temporarily upon rungs 4 and 6 I have provided holes 6" and' l in said rungs, correspondingly with likeholes'in the ends of said bar 3, and have also provided a pair of spring plates 19 of V-shape, which plates are capable of being sprung in their midengage connectedly through the saidholes 9]) and the said holes {1 and G in [said rungs,

provided in the edge otthe I said bar 8 and which spring plates [19 are secured to the edge of bar 3, by screw means 21, in plate and 22. i f

When I wish to move bar 3 to another position l lift the broad endsof plates19 thus removing pins 17 from the holes a and 6 and slide bar 3 to the desired position,

when I again'allow the pins 17 to engage in the desired holes, thus reseci'iring bar 3 at the desired place. i

' 'In the middle of bar 1 I provide atransverse hole 13, which serves as a boxing for journal end 9? of crank 9, upon which jou'r-,

nal 9 the reel revolves, and I secure the reel upon said journal by a cotter pin 8 through hole 9 provided in the end of said journal. To facilitate free revoluble movement and to add strength and stability I provide a washer 5 between cotter pin 8 and bar 1, and

for similar reasons I have provided a flanged shoulder 13 of the right angular butt end of crank 9, as a complement to journal 9 to operate snugly against the side of bar 1..

Around hole 13 and secured by screw means 14 and 15 to the outside of bar 1, I provide a circle-iron 18 having a plurality of transverse holes 18 provided therein suited to receive the nib 11 of latch 11, which circle iron, nib and holes are for the purpose of regulating the revoluble movement of the said reel upon said journal 9 of crank 9.

. Crank 9 is a fiat bar having a right angular offset S in its middle, said off-set 9 being directioned with the edge of said crank. In

one of the ends of said crank 9 I provide a boxing 9, in which I provide a journal 9, secured by a nut 9, which journal has a flanged shoulder 9 which journal 9 termina-tes in a loop-handle 9, the loop of which i I designate as 9 and which loop is formed sufiicientlylarge toadmit the hand and forearm of an ordinary adult person, and may be extended or reduced by strap means, as may also loop 23 of handle 24.

etween off-set 9 and journal end 9 of crank 9, I provide a handle 10 which handle 10 is secured to said crank 9 by bolt and nut means 1O". Handles 9 and 10 are each directioned oppositely from the journaled end of crank 9. a Y

Transversely through crank 9, between handle 10 and the right angular turn of iourbar,bent toa right-angle, and having one of its ends bent to a loop 11, the loop being disposed upon the outside of the angle, said latch 11' having its other end; bent to an abrupt off-set, forming a nib 11, suitable to engage in holes 18 of circle iron 18, as disclosed in Fig. 2, while that angle of latch with hole 11" to receive pivot pin 16, and

that angle nearest nib 11, is bent into a quarter circle 11, suitable to permit that end of latch 11 topass over and beyond the journal end 9 of crank .9, in such manner as to permit nib 11, to engage with hole 18 in circle iron 18 at a. point adjacent to its connection with bar 1, when bar 1 and crank 9 are found paralleling each other as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and to engage the other holes as it reaches them, as desired.

It is obvious that by putting the hand through swivel 9 and grasping handle 10 with the forefinger of that hand inserted in loop 11 of latch 11, and closing the finger firmly to the handle, the reel will be released, and by releasing the forefinger, the nib 11 will engage in one of the holes 18 in circle iron 18, thus engaging the reel, and that the reel will remain thusengaged when the finger and hand may be removed from handle 10, when the reel will then hang loosely, but'secured against turning, upon the arm, and then both hands of the operator will be left free for use.

When it is desiredto wind the line upon the reel, one hand is inserted through swivel 9, seizing handle 10 and with the forefinger releasing latch 11 from circle iron 18, and seizing handle 2% with the other hainhthe line is wound to any point desired.

I claim: i i 1. In a handreel, a frame composed of a pair of side bars mounted on a pair of rungsg'a center bar, thesaid center'bar being longer than the said side bars, having its ends tapered from each side, and being mountedeuponsaid'rungs between said side bars, capable of being moved from side to side upon said'rungs, and of being held in place thereon by spring pin means secured thereon; spring pin fastening means secured upon the edge of a center bar; vertically disposed hole means spaced between the sidebars of the frame, within the con necting rungs, said vertical hole means being suitable for receiving the pin of the spring pin means provided within the edge of the said center bar. Y

2. Ina line reel having a pair of side bars "mounted on a pair of rungs and having another bar centrally movably mounted upon said rungs between said side bars; a movable center bar havingipin fastening means secured upon either of its ends, said spring spins capable of holding said center bar in position upon said rungs; a spring plate having said pin meansprovided in one of Its ends suitable for engaging with holes in a rung through a hole in said center bar, screw means provided in the other end of the said spring plate, saidplate capable of being sprung between said screw and said pin sufficiently to release the pin from the 11 nearest the loop 11, is suitably provided dle is fixedly held, said journal being revolubly secured to said bar by screw nut means, provided upon the end of said journal. I

4. In a line reel consisting of a frame composed ofbars mounted on rungs, said bars having ends which project beyond said rungs; a crank having a rotatable handle at one of its ends, another fixed handle midway disposed upon one of its sides, said crank also having a right-angularly disposed flanged end and flanged end being directioned opposite from said handles, the extremity of said right angularly flanged end being formed into a journal suitable to operate in a transverse boxing provided in one of the side bars of the said reel, the extremity of said journal end also having transverse hole means provided therein suitable to receive cotter pin means, suitable, with washer means, for holding said journal within the said boxing of said side-bar, flanged shoulder means provided in the right angularly flanged end of said crank, adjacent said journal portion suitable to prevent lateral movement of said journal in the said boxing of the said side bar, and suitable with said journal to form a turning base for said reel,

when said reel is rotatably secured upon said crank. y

5. In a line reel, a crank secured to one of its side bars, by journal means, suitable to permit said reel to be turned thereon, when said crank is held fixedly in the hand of the operator, said crank having disposed upon one of its sides a rotatable handlesecured by journal, hole-boxing and nut means provided therefor, upon one of its ends, said handle being formed into a loop suitable to facilitate the holding of said crank securely upon the arm of the operator, and to bet ter facilitate the operation of the reel upon the other end of said crank, when said crank is held by means of said loop handle and other handle means which is provided edly on the side of said crank, between its ends, said crank also having an off set provided midway between the angulated journal end and the handle end, said ofiset being disposed toward its edge, and said crank also having an oblong hole transversely provided in the end of said crank suitably near unto said angulate end,"another hole intersecting said oblong hole and another trans verse holedisposed between said oblong hole and said offset provided in the middle of said crank.

6. In a line reel composed of a frame having a side bar operatingrotatably upon the rightangularly disposed journal end of a crank paralleling said bar, and having a circle iron encircling the boxing hole of said side bar within which said journal operates, secured to the side of said side bar adjacent said crank; a right angular trigger, havinga loop provided in the outer end of one of its angles and having a nib off-set provided in the outer end of the other of its said angles, said nib and loop each being outwardly disposed fromthe said angle, said angle adjacent the said nib, being bent to a quarter circle at right angles from the direction of said crank when mounted therein suitably to permit said quarter circleito pass over and beyond the right angular extremity of the said crank; transverse hole means provided in the loop end 'of the said trigger suitable to permit the said trigger to be secured movably within an oblong transverse hole means provided within said crank, by pin means connectedly inserted through said hole and an intersecting hole provided in said crank.

7. In a line reel composed of side bars when said circle iron is revolved about said journal end of said crank; other transverse hole means provided in the edge of the surface of said circleiron suitable for securing the said circle iron by screw means to the side of said side bar.

Davenport, Iowa, Januar 7th 1922. V NON H. BROWN. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. SHnL'roN, S. A. D. STRINGER. 

